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如果⋯⋯的话 (rúguǒ... dehuà) is a pattern commonly used in Chinese to express &quot;if.&quot; An easy way to remember the pattern's format is that in the full form, the condition is &quot;sandwiched&quot; between 如果 and 的话.

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== Contents ==

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* [[#Fuller_Pattern|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Fuller Pattern</span>]]
** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Simple_Pattern|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Simple Pattern</span>]]
** [[#Structure_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#See_also|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span>]]
* [[#Sources_and_further_reading|<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sources and further reading</span>]]
** [[#Books|<span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Books</span>]]
** [[#Websties|<span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Websties</span>]]


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== <span id="Fuller_Pattern" class="mw-headline">Fuller Pattern</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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如果 ⋯⋯ 的话 ，(就) ⋯⋯


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Note that 就 (jiù) is often optional. For more on using 如果 with 就, check out the [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22if%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6%22 &quot;if…, then…&quot; two-part pattern with 如果……就……].

=== <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ===

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* ''如果'' 明天 下雨 ''的话'' ，我们 '''就''' 不 去 了 。<span class="pinyin">''Rúguǒ'' míngtiān xiàyǔ ''dehuà'', wǒmen '''jiù''' bù qù le.</span><span class="trans">If it rains tomorrow, we won't go.</span>
* 别 点 那么 多 菜 。''如果'' 吃 不 完 ''的话'' ，'''就''' 太 浪费 了 。<span class="pinyin">Bié diǎn nàme duō cài. ''Rúguǒ'' chī bù wán ''dehuà'', '''jiù''' tài làngfèi le.</span><span class="trans">Don't order so much. It will be a big waste of food if we can't finish all.</span>
* ''如果'' 有 人 帮 他 ''的话'' ，他 '''就''' 不 会 出事 了 。<span class="pinyin">''Rúguǒ'' yǒu rén bāng tā ''dehuà'', tā '''jiù''' bù huì chūshì le.</span><span class="trans">If someone had helped him, he would't have had this accident.</span>
* ''如果'' 你们 不 来 ''的话'' ，一定 会 后悔 的 。<span class="pinyin">''Rúguǒ'' nǐmen bù lái ''dehuà'', yīdìng huì hòuhuǐ de .</span><span class="trans">If you don't come, you'll definitely regret it.</span>
* ''如果'' 他 不 同意 ''的话'' ，你 怎么办 ？<span class="pinyin">''Rúguǒ'' tā bù tóngyì ''dehuà'', nǐ zěnmebàn?</span><span class="trans">What will you do if he disapproves?</span>


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== <span id="Simple_Pattern" class="mw-headline">Simple Pattern</span> ==

Colloquially, it's also possible to drop the 如果 and just use the 的话 instead to mean &quot;if.&quot; 的话 is optional.

=== <span id="Structure_2" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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⋯⋯ (的话) ，就 ⋯⋯


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* 不 想 去 ''的话'' '''就''' 别 去 了 。<span class="pinyin">Bù xiǎng qù ''dehuà'' '''jiù''' bié qù le.</span><span class="trans">Don't go if you don't feel like going.</span>
* 好吃 的 ''的话'' ，'''就''' 多 吃 点 。<span class="pinyin">Hǎochī de ''dehuà'', '''jiù''' duō chī diǎn.</span><span class="trans">If you think it's tasty, eat some more.</span>
* 喜欢 '''就''' 拿走 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Xǐhuan '''jiù''' názǒu ba.</span><span class="trans">Take it if you like it.</span>


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It's even possible to use neither 的话 nor 就, and let the &quot;if&quot; be completely implied.

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* 有 事 给 我 打电话 。<span class="pinyin">Yǒu shì gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.</span><span class="trans">Give me a call if you need anything.</span>
* 有空 来 我 家 玩 。<span class="pinyin">Yǒu kòng lái wǒ jiā wán.</span><span class="trans">If you're not busy, come to my place so we can hang out.</span>


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Note that 如果 can be switched out for the various other terms for &quot;if,&quot; including [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6_Then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22yaoshi%22 the common 要是] (yàoshi) and [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6_Then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22jiaru%22 the formal 假如] (jiǎrú), among others.

== <span id="See_also" class="mw-headline">See also</span> ==

* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6%22 &quot;If…, then…&quot; with &quot;ruguo…, jiu…&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6_Then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22yaoshi%22 &quot;If… Then…&quot; with &quot;yaoshi&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Marking_a_topic_with_%22de_hua%22 Marking a topic with &quot;de hua&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Only_if%22_with_%22zhiyou%22 &quot;Only if&quot; with &quot;zhiyou&quot;]

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=== <span id="Books" class="mw-headline">Books</span> ===

* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide] (pp. 280) [http://amzn.to/2xCpX2m →buy]

=== <span id="Websties" class="mw-headline">Websties</span> ===

* Chinesegrammar.info: [http://chinesegrammar.info/vocabulary/de-hua-expressing-if/ Chinese grammar de hua (的话): expressing “if” in Chinese with de hua]

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